Switzerland · Canton BE · Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli
Schwanden bei Brienz
3855Residents
674
Area
7.1 km²
Population density
95 pop./km²
Elevation
659 m a.s.l.
Terrain up to
2'347 m a.s.l.
Tax multiplier
175%
Postal codes
1
BFS no.
592
Relief © swisstopo · TINITALY · geoland.at · LGL · IGN · swissTLM3D · swissTLMRegio
Demographics
BFS · 2025Women
346 51.3%
Men
328 48.7%
Children & youth (0–19)
134 19.9%
Swiss citizens
624 92.6%
Foreign residents
50 7.4%
Population density
95 pop./km²
0–19 · 134 · 19.9%20–64 · 348 · 51.6%65+ · 192 · 28.5%
Foreign residents 7.4%0%64.0%
Population change 2025: +6 (+0.9%) · 5 births · 9 deaths · net migration +10
STATPOP 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 24.09.2026 · BEVNAT (Statistik der natürlichen Bevölkerungsbewegung) 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'For food security – through increased sustainable domestic production, more plant-based food and clean drinking water (Food Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 27.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 23.2% Yes
27.7% YesNo 72.3%
27.09.2026Popular Initiative 'Safeguard Swiss neutrality (Neutrality Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 29.8% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 36.0% Yes
21.7% YesNo 78.4%
27.09.2026Volksinitiative «Berner Bildungsinitiative»Cantonal BE● Rejected · 40.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 30.2% Yes
36.8% YesNo 63.3%
14.06.2026Amendment to the Civilian Service ActFederal● Accepted · 52.5% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 59.9% Yes
56.5% YesNo 43.5%
14.06.2026Popular initiative: 'No to Switzerland of 10 million! (Sustainability Initiative)'Federal● Rejected · 45.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 54.6% Yes
43.0% YesNo 57.0%
14.06.2026Projektierungskredit für das Kunstmuseum Bern (Sanierung und Ersatzneubau)Cantonal BE● Rejected · 48.2% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 36.7% Yes
43.6% YesNo 56.4%
08.03.2026Federal Act on Individual TaxationFederal● Accepted · 54.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 46.8% Yes
39.3% YesNo 60.7%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘For a fair energy and climate policy: Investing for prosperity, jobs and the environment (Climate Fund Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 29.3% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 21.1% Yes
22.9% YesNo 77.1%
08.03.2026Popular Initiative ‘200 francs is enough! (SBC Initiative)’Federal● Rejected · 38.1% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 41.5% Yes
37.5% YesNo 62.5%
08.03.2026Cash Initiative and Counter-Proposal: Deciding QuestionFederal● Rejected · 37.4% YesDistrict Verwaltungskreis Interlaken-Oberhasli: 42.4% Yes
39.4% YesNo 60.7%
Popular votes (sd-t-17-02) 2026 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 04.10.2026
Politics
National Council election 2023SVP38.4% · strongest party
SVP38.4%
GLP13.6%
SP13.1%
FDP7.5%
EDU6.9%
sd-t-17.02-NRW2023 2023 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 25.09.2026
Taxes 2026
ESTVMunicipal tax multiplier175%
Cantonal tax multiplier297.5%
175%BE range 89%220%
Tax rank 181 of 334 in canton BernTax burden
Single, 100'000 CHF gross income
17'048 CHF(17%)
Rank 167 of 334 in the canton · 1863 of 2110 in Switzerland
Median canton 17'048 CHF · median Switzerland 15'290 CHF
Cheapest Deisswil bei Münchenbuchsee 14'255 CHF · most expensive Schelten 18'510 CHF
100'000 CHF:17'048 CHF(~17%)
Schwanden bei BrienzCanton range BernSwitzerland median
Show data table
| Gross income | Schwanden bei Brienz | Bern | Switzerland median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40'000 | 10% | 8.3–10.9% | 5.4% |
| 50'000 | 11.9% | 9.8–13% | 7.8% |
| 60'000 | 13.3% | 11–14.5% | 10.5% |
| 70'000 | 14.4% | 12–15.7% | 11.9% |
| 80'000 | 15.2% | 12.6–16.5% | 13.1% |
| 90'000 | 16.1% | 13.4–17.5% | 14.1% |
| 100'000 | 17% | 14.3–18.5% | 15.3% |
| 110'000 | 17.9% | 15–19.4% | 16.3% |
| 120'000 | 18.8% | 15.8–20.3% | 17.2% |
| 130'000 | 19.6% | 16.5–21.2% | 18.1% |
| 140'000 | 20.4% | 17.2–22% | 19% |
| 150'000 | 21.1% | 17.9–22.8% | 19.7% |
| 175'000 | 22.9% | 19.5–24.7% | 21.6% |
| 200'000 | 24.5% | 20.9–26.3% | 23.2% |
| 225'000 | 25.9% | 22.2–27.8% | 24.6% |
| 250'000 | 27.1% | 23.3–29.1% | 25.8% |
| 275'000 | 28.2% | 24.3–30.2% | 26.8% |
| 300'000 | 29.1% | 25.1–31.2% | 27.4% |
2026 · Federal Tax Administration (FTA), retrieved 24.09.2026
Climate
MeteoSwiss 1 km grid · 1991–2020Annual mean temperature 1991–20207.3 °C
Precipitation 1991–20201'602 mm
7.3 °CCH range -5.5°14°
1991–2020 · MeteoSwiss, retrieved 28.08.2026
Terrain
swisstopo · DHM 40 mHighest point
2'347 m
Mean elevation
1'281 m
Relief
1'740 m
Mean slope
29.4°
Flat share
1.2%
South-facing
60.7%
Above 2000 m
6.7%
Relief 1'740 m0 m3'847 m
Terrain figures cover the whole municipal territory (swisstopo swissALTIRegio) — not the settlement point. Slope and south-facing share are resolution-dependent and measured at 40 m.
swissALTIRegio 2026 · swisstopo, retrieved 28.08.2026
Roof potential
7.5 GWh/yr
Roofs + façades
10.2 GWh/yr
≈ households powered
1'700
Per inhabitant
11'068 kWh/yr
7 GWh/yr01'133 GWh/yr
BFE solar factsheet ↗Modelled roof and façade potential from the BFE solar model — the electricity these surfaces could produce, not installed capacity or what the municipality actually generates today. The household figure divides the roof potential by 4'500 kWh per year, ElCom’s reference household (consumption profile H4, a 5-room apartment).
Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Electricity
ElCom · 2027Tariff H4
24.09 Rp./kWh
Energy
7.97 Rp./kWh
Grid usage
11.91 Rp./kWh
Levies + grid surcharge
2.3 Rp./kWh
24.09 Rp./kWh10.5645.88
Canton median 27.95 Rp./kWhSwiss median 26.53 Rp./kWh
Network operator BKW Energie AG
ElCom tariff comparison ↗How this is measured
Total household electricity price for ElCom consumption profile H4 — 4'500 kWh a year, a 5-room flat with electric stove and tumble dryer — standard product, excluding VAT, for the tariff year shown. Energy, grid usage, levies to public bodies and the federal grid surcharge are included. Canton and Swiss medians are ElCom's own published figures.
2027 · Federal Electricity Commission (ElCom), retrieved 12.09.2026
Health-insurance premiums
BAG · 2024Premium regionRegion 3
Standard model, deductible 300571 CHF/mo
Ø premium in canton Bern432 CHF/mo
Estimate Switzerland 2026465.3 CHF/mo
Premiums are set per canton and premium region. This area lies in premium region 3 of canton Bern. Shown is the average adult premium paid across the whole canton Bern (2024, BAG) — a region-specific average is not available in the cantonal data.
2024 · Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), retrieved 12.09.2026
Housing
BFS · AREVacancy rate
0.41 %
Second homes
34.2 %
Avg. rooms
3.4
Dwellings
485
Built before 194630.1%
Built since 200111.3%
Second Homes Act: no new second-home permits (official building restriction in force).
0.41 %0 %12 %
Vacancy rate from the BFS vacant-dwelling count (2025); building age and room count from the Buildings and Dwellings Statistics (2024). The average room count treats the ‘6 rooms or more’ class as 6, so it is a slight lower bound. The vacancy rate is volatile for small municipalities.
Buildings and Dwellings Statistics 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Vacant dwellings survey 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026 · Dwelling inventory and second-home share 2026 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Economy
BFS · 2024Jobs
106
Workplaces
28
Services share
68.9 %
Jobs by sector: Primary 9 (8.5%) · Secondary 24 (22.6%) · Tertiary 73 (68.9%)
STATENT (Statistik der Unternehmensstruktur) 2024 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 24.09.2026
Agriculture
BFS · 2025Farms
4
Organic share
25 %
Farmland
45 ha
Landwirtschaftliche Strukturerhebung 2025 · Federal Statistical Office (FSO), retrieved 19.09.2026
Accessibility
ARE · NPVMNational Passenger Transport Model (NPVM) 2025 · Federal Office for Spatial Development (ARE), retrieved 24.09.2026
Municipality
Wikidata · CC0Wikidata · continuously updated, retrieved 24.09.2026
Largest municipalities674 #234 BE · #1667 CHGrowing municipalities0.9% #114 BE · #852 CHShrinking municipalities0.9% #221 BE · #1254 CHJobs per resident0.16 #323 BE · #1934 CHFamilies & children19.9% #141 BE · #1172 CHAge structure28.5% #32 BE · #153 CHWomen share51.3% #61 BE · #283 CHForeign residents7.4% #221 BE · #1902 CHPopulation density95/km² #214 BE · #1504 CHTax burden17'048 #183 BE · #1879 CHTaxes175% #181 BEWarmest municipalities7.3 °C #300 BE · #1810 CHSunniest municipalities46.8% #38 BE · #472 CHRainiest municipalities1'602 mm #10 BE · #173 CHVoter turnout56.7% #100 BE · #990 CHSVP strongholds38.4% #217 BE · #742 CHSP strongholds13.1% #171 BE · #1153 CHCentre strongholds5.4% #252 BE · #1748 CHFDP strongholds7.5% #112 BE · #1653 CHGLP strongholds13.6% #21 BE · #69 CHGreen strongholds6.9% #158 BE · #1120 CHLargest by area7.1 km² #189 BE · #1232 CHHighest municipalities659 m #139 BE · #671 CHSecond homes34.2% #25 BE · #239 CHOrganic farming25% #45 BE · #430 CHBest-connected municipalities110 min #316 BE · #1839 CHRemotest municipalities110 min #18 BE · #261 CHHighest peaks2'347 m #28 BE · #277 CHHighest-lying municipalities1'281 m #33 BE · #269 CHGreatest vertical range1'740 m #26 BE · #274 CHSteepest municipalities29.4° #15 BE · #104 CHSolar potential7 GWh #256 BE · #1729 CHSolar potential per capita11'068 kWh #208 BE · #902 CHCheapest electricity24.09 Rp./kWh #9 BE · #236 CHMost expensive electricity24.09 Rp./kWh #318 BE · #1864 CH
Postal codes (1)
swisstopoLocalities
swisstopo · 1Nearby municipalities
swisstopo- What is the postal code of Schwanden bei Brienz?
- The postal code of Schwanden bei Brienz is 3855.
- What is the tax rate in Schwanden bei Brienz?
- The municipal tax multiplier of Schwanden bei Brienz is 175% (2026); canton BE levies 297.5%.
- How much tax do you pay in Schwanden bei Brienz?
- A single person without children pays about 17'048 CHF income tax in Schwanden bei Brienz on 100'000 CHF gross income (federal, cantonal, municipal), rank 167 of 334 in canton BE. Source: ESTV (2026).
- How many residents does Schwanden bei Brienz have?
- Schwanden bei Brienz has 674 residents (2025).
- How many foreign residents live in Schwanden bei Brienz?
- Schwanden bei Brienz has 50 foreign residents, a share of 7.42% (2025).
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